The kids are on year- round school so this past week our 3.5 week-long summer came to an end. School is back in session with Hailey starting 1st grade and Thomas officially being an "upper grader" in 4th grade.
A lot of people don't care for year round school, but we actually really like it. We make the most of our 3 week breaks throughout the year and its much easier to keep the kids busy. After a week and a half of summer they were already asking when school starts again. They were so excited!
Hailey is again in a French Immersion classroom and just loves it. This year brings a lot of changes for Hailey's school day- she's gone all day now, has lunch at school and half the day her teacher speaks only French. She is so ready for it all and I'm thrilled she gets to have this neat experience.
Thomas had a rough year in 2nd grade but this last year was awesome. With a September 4th birthday we started seeing the effects of him being the oldest in his grade. He was so bored! It wasn't a good thing either and it was a struggle to keep him on task. This last year we had a teacher who'd been pegged as the "really hard" 3rd grade teacher- the one who gave a lot more homework and tests than the others. I was initially nervous to see how he'd respond but my concern was completely unnecessary. He absolutely flourished and it was a great year. After seeing his new 4th grade teacher's homework schedule and curriculum plan I'm thrilled that she seems to pick up right where his 3rd grade teacher left off! It should be a fun, challenging and exciting year for both of them.
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